Trousers



J. H. BARNETT.

TROUSERS.

I APPLICATION FILED DEC. 28, 1920- 1 ,41 1 ,149, Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I r g I I I I I I I r I I' I g I I I' I I I I l I I I I I I P I I I INVENTUR JACOB H. BAP/ 7- WITNESSES flax mf' A TTORNE Y8 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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' To all whom it mag] concerm a full,"clear,' and exact, description.

This invention relates to trousers and also for wearing apparel and'has for an object to provide animproved construction of seam wherein an extra strip is providectwh ch may be actuated for breaking the stitching of the seams without injuring the garment.

Another object in view is to provide in a garment of any kind a ripping strip held in place by the same stitches that 1s used to hold the parts of the garment together.

A further object more specifically is to provide a ripping strip and socket for trousers wherein a ripping strip may be placed in any or all of the seams of the trousers and the socketstructure arranged at the rear of the waist band for permitting opening of the seams at that point.

the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper part of the pair of trousers having the ripping strips arranged thereon.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view through'Figure l on line 2-2, the samebeingz on an enlarged scale.

igure 3 is a fragmentary view similar to the central rear part of that shown in Figure 1 except certain of the parts have been ripped and thrown back.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Fi ure 3 but with the parts further separate and disclosing to view the ripping strip associated with the back seam of the seat of the trousers.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale through Figure 1 on line 5-5.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates a pair of trousers of any desired construction. The invention has been shown in connection with a pair of trousers but it will be understood that the tearing strip particularly illus trated in Figures 4 and 5 may be used with other garments without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, the trousers 1 is provided with a central rear seam 2 in the seat, said sea-m being pro-- vided with an appreciable allowance so that Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

' application filed December 23, 1920. Serial No.-438,648.

' the seam may be let out or taken in as desired'to secure the desired fit. In addition to the allowance provided for seam 2 the.

band 3 and the upper edge of the trousers must be made so that the waist measurement may be increased or decreased as may be desired. In order to do this the band seam 4 is opened and usually seam 2 opened for a short distance after which the band 3 r and associated parts are arranged to secure the proper measurement and the new stitching fprovided in seams 2 and 4.

Hereto ore, when it was desired to let out or take in seam 2and let out or take in seam 4, it was'necessary for a workman to open up these seams with a knife or other suitable cutting instrument and in doing so much time'was 'lost. In addition, the workman sometimes would cut the goods forming part of thegarment and, consequently, would injure the garment to' that extent. According to the present invention, the idea of opening u the seam for-letting out the trousers or ta ing in the seam is the same as a knife'or, other instrument the threads of the seam, ripping strips or members have been provided whereby the seams may be opened without any instruments other than the hands. During the formation of the seam 5 which is interrupted, atf6 and 7, a tearing strip 9 is provided and arranged with one end extendin beneath part of the band 3 and the opposltev end overlapping the seam 4 as shown in Figure 1. When the machine makes the seam 5, the strip 9 is stitched in place simultaneously with the other parts of the garment.

When it is desired to open up seam 4, which is really a continuation of seam 2,strip 9 is pulled in a downward direction when the parts are as shown in Figure 1. This will break the threads of seam 5 adjacent the seam 4. The fingers are then inserted into the openings 6 and 7 and the ears or flaps 10 and 11 are grasped and pulled whereupon theremaining part of scam 5 between the openings 6 and 7 will be ripped or broken so as to expose the ripping strip 12' arranged along the seam'2 which strip extends upwardly across seam 4 which, as above stated, is merely a continuation of scam 2-. This ripping strip consists of one, two or more strips of some strong cloth and is stitched inplace as shown in Figure 5 with the same stitching that holds the garment together along seam 2. Where the goods of the garment is strong, the end of the strip 12 is grasped. and pulled. This will cause the threads of the seam 2 to break. If the material of the garment is comparatively weak" the inner layer of the strip 12 only is v "rasped by one hand and'the'other strip held y the opposite hand. The inner strip is then pulled and the strain will, therefore, be principally between the two strips or layers of strip 12." This will effectively break the threads of the seamv without the use of an instrument.

Where it'is desired to let out the seam 2 after the arts have been opened up as shown in lgure 4:, a new seam 1s provided then said strip 12 is removed so that the flaps 13 and 14 may be properly pressed down.

After the new seam 2 has been provided the 7 waist band and associated parts are again assembled and stitched down as shown in Fi ure 1. i 7' hat I claim'is:-- V 1. In a pair of trousers or the character described a waist band arranged at the up,-

per part of the interior of the trousers, a

t'oaringstrip straddling said waist band and a' retalnlng seam of V stitching extending around the band adjacentthe lower edge, 7

said stitching extending across said tearing strip andprovided with a gap at a short dis-- tance on each side of the tearing strip.

. 2. In apair of 'trousersof the character described a band having adj acentends bent back upon themselves and formed with extending ears, means for connecting the ends of said band together and a retaining line of V stitching arranged adjacent the lower edge of said band, formedwith an unstitched section adjacent the ends oisaid ears whereby the workmen may grasp "either of said ears for using the same as a tearing strip for breaking theline ofstitchingfadjacent said ears. V r e e JACOB, H, BARN-13TH i 

